Pam Moers and Elsie Stecker challenge the ongoing myth that Deaf people read at the 4th grade level. Special thanks to Becky Johnson for providing audio support.
References:
4th Grade Level:
http://www.redeafined.com/2012/04/debunking-fourth-grade-reading-level.html
http://www.handsandvoices.org/articles/research/v9-2_marschark.htm
Hearing kids who struggle with 3/4 grade reading:
http://www.aecf.org/%7E/media/Pubs/Topics/Education/Other/EarlyWarningConfirmed/EarlyWarningConfirmed.pdf
http://www.imls.gov/about/campaign_for_grade_level_reading.aspx
Reading to learn:
http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/reading/
Conversation controlling:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2346109
Tribe in Australia:
http://elanguage.net/journals/index.php/bls/article/view/2391/2350
http://prijipati.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/1303
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